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A female festival-goer has died at a music event in Hampshire. It's the third death at the Boomtown Fair in four years. Organisers say they're working with police and have defended the safety record of the event.

Boomtown is held at the Matterley Bowl near Winchester. This was its fifth year, attended by 38,000 people. In 2011, a 45-year-old woman died on site, after taking Ecstasy. Last year, an 18-year-old girl died after taking the horse tranquilliser Ketamine. On Saturday, a 31-year-old woman was found by a toilet block. She died later, although the cause of death is still not known. Sarah Cooper speaks to Adrian Coombs, a spokesperson for the event, in her report.

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The organisers of the Boomtown festival have released a statement following the death of a 31-year-old woman.

It comes after an 18-year-old, from Somerset, died after taking the drug ketamine at last year's event.

"BoomTown fair would like to express their sincerest condolences to the family of the young woman who was found unconscious on site but despite the efforts of all our staff involved she was later pronounced dead shortly after arriving at Winchester hospital.

"Our thoughts are with all her loved ones at this tragic time and the festival is doing all it can to assist those involved."

The BoomTown Fair site at Matterley Estate near Winchester Credit: ITV Meridian

A woman has died at the BoomTown fair at Matterley Estate, near Winchester, according to local media reports. The 31-year-old was found unconscious in a toilet block just after lunchtime yesterday. Her death is not believed to be suspicious.

Local media reports quote a police spokesperson confirming the death yesterday. It is the second year in a row that a woman has died at the festival. Last year Ellie Rowe, 18, from Glastonbury in Somerset, died after taking the drug ketamine.